Protecting COA Stickers


  1. Posts : 9,600
    Win 7 Ultimate 64 bit
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    Protecting COA Stickers


    I've seen several threads on various forums about people having trouble activating Windows reinstallations because the COA sticker was worn to the point of being unreadable, especially on laptops. Instead of waiting of waiting until one has a problem, dig out a camera and take a close up picture of the sticker while it is still readable and keep several copies of the file in safe places. That way, you will always have it in case the sticker becomes too worn to read. Putting a piece of heavy, clear packing tape over the sticker will help to prevent wear on the sticker.
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  2. Posts : 10,485
    W7 Pro SP1 64bit
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    Taking a picture is a good idea - I've even done it for the sticker on a Retail box of the OS DVD.

    However, (my guess is) most of these worn COA stickers are on laptops and some vendors finally wised up. They started putting the sticker under the battery to prevent wear and tear on the sticker
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  3. Posts : 9,600
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    UsernameIssues said:
    Taking a picture is a good idea - I've even done it for the sticker on a Retail box of the OS DVD.

    However, (my guess is) most of these worn COA stickers are on laptops and some vendors finally wised up. They started putting the sticker under the battery to prevent wear and tear on the sticker
    My guess is your guess is correct.
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  4. Posts : 542
    Windows 7 Pro 64bit
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    what I did was ran Belarc advisor and typed my product key in Word and its on a backup so I will not have any problems activating Windows at all
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  5. Posts : 9,600
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    techtitan100 said:
    what I did was ran Belarc advisor and typed my product key in Word and its on a backup so I will not have any problems activating Windows at all
    That doesn't always work for OEMs.
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